My first day in Wellington I was very lucky to attend the New Zealands Sevens games. My mom knew some people here and they let me tag along and bought me a ticket! This was super nice as I just heard yesterday all the tickets sold out in ten minutes. I went with Bob, his children Simon, Sarah and Sarah's husband Layton.
The Sevens is a international rugby event were the teams travel and have tournaments on weekends. It is a huge event here in Wellington and everyone that goes dressed in costume! We were the characters from a New Zealand comic strip- The Footrot Flats. Basically everyone there was dressed up. The crowd was loud and fun. In between rounds music was played and the entire stadium went wild and sang along.
When you went to buy beer you had the choice of getting one, two, or four plastic bottles for yourself. Everyone was walking around with a ring of four bottles, a little different from sporting events in the states. We started our day at about noon and stayed at the rugby field until 10pm. Simon was able to get passes to corporate boxes and tickets for a nice buffet dinner. We were first class!
We walked into town after the leaving the arena with the huge mass of people. I was still very tired from t
raveling and took a cab home. The rest of my group ended up staying at a street party with a good Led Zeppelin cover band until 12:30. It was a great experience for my first day in Wellington. The kiwis (New Zealanders) definitely lived up to their name as big partiers.
The Sevens is a international rugby event were the teams travel and have tournaments on weekends. It is a huge event here in Wellington and everyone that goes dressed in costume! We were the characters from a New Zealand comic strip- The Footrot Flats. Basically everyone there was dressed up. The crowd was loud and fun. In between rounds music was played and the entire stadium went wild and sang along.
When you went to buy beer you had the choice of getting one, two, or four plastic bottles for yourself. Everyone was walking around with a ring of four bottles, a little different from sporting events in the states. We started our day at about noon and stayed at the rugby field until 10pm. Simon was able to get passes to corporate boxes and tickets for a nice buffet dinner. We were first class!
We walked into town after the leaving the arena with the huge mass of people. I was still very tired from t
raveling and took a cab home. The rest of my group ended up staying at a street party with a good Led Zeppelin cover band until 12:30. It was a great experience for my first day in Wellington. The kiwis (New Zealanders) definitely lived up to their name as big partiers.
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